Former UK men’s basketball standout, and member of Adolph Rupp’s 1958 Fiddlin’ Five National Championship team, Adrian “Odie” Smith will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 1960 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic basketball team. “I never thought something like this would happen to me,” said Smith. “The…
Bob Cousy is pointed in praise of former Cat Rajon Rondo
Imagine Willie Mays giving us his take on baseball’s best young center fielder. Or the late Frank Sinatra assessing the skills of a hot young crooner. Today we give you Bob Cousy on Rajon Rondo. A half-century ago, the Celtics were paced by a 6-foot-1-inch, 175-pound point guard who could solve any defense. He was…
John Calipari has become one of college sport’s greatest showmen
Warning: This is not an article written by a fan of John Calipari. From Paul Finebaum of AL.com: “It was the inimitable Jerry Tarkanian who said it best. “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it’ll probably slap another two years’ probation on Cleveland State.” Based on the latest news, watch out Cleveland State. Well, it’s…
Eric Bledsoe was cleared by the NCAA
The NCAA gave former University of Kentucky basketball guard Eric Bledsoe academic clearance to play at the school after an extensive review, according to a UK statement released on Saturday. The New York Times reported on its website Friday that the NCAA is investigating Bledsoe’s high school transcript. UK’s statement, which was not attributed to…
NCAA is looking into former Cat Eric Bledsoe
Two years ago, Eric Bledsoe was a star point guard without the grades to meet the N.C.A.A.’s minimum standards and needing to find a new high school. He solved both problems by moving to A. H. Parker High School and now, after one season at the University of Kentucky, he is awaiting a lucrative payday…
Kentucky has a Portland connection in former Cat Larry Steele
Kentucky is scheduled to play the University of Portland in the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, home state of Terrence Jones, on November 19, 2010. What other connection does Kentucky have with Portland? In 1987, former Kentucky forward Larry Steele was named head coach of the University of Portland. Steele played collegiately at the University…
There are obvious lures for Kenny Payne to pursue the job at Kentucky
The completion of Dana Altman’s coaching staff at Oregon awaits a decision by holdover assistant coach Kenny Payne, who visited the University of Kentucky over the weekend as a candidate for an opening with the Wildcats. Payne has not returned messages left for him, and through a UO spokesman, Altman said Tuesday he had no…
President Obama is John Wall’s “homeboy right there”
John Wall has had a relationship of sorts with Barack Obama since January, when the President called John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats to thank them for raising more than $1 million for Haiti. “Hello Mr. President this is John Wall,” the point guard said during the call. “I’ve been watching you,” Obama answered. Read…
New John Wall dance song by Troop41 creating a new hip hop dance hysteria
New John Wall Dance is causing pandemonium on-line and in the sport’s world. It’s not everyday the Carolina’s Hip hop scene gets set on fire. Its even rarer that a sports player can set off a new Hip Hop dance explosion. However, new Hip Hop music group “Troop41” and Kentucky basketball star John Wall have…
Kentucky winning another recruiting battle over Louisville recruit
Louisville lost an epic recruiting battle to Kentucky when Marquis Teague, the No. 1-ranked point guard in the 2011 class, turned down Louisville and committed to the Wildcats. History might very well repeat itself in the recruitment of Michael Chandler. The center already decommitted from Louisville earlier this spring, and now it looks like Kentucky…